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Literary and historical activities in North Carolina, 1900-1905, Vol. 1

IX XoKTii Carolina, 1900-1905. 231
witli bullets, and the Tories, stunned by the destructive and
unexpected resistance, fled in confusion before the now
advancing patriots, who (juickly replaced the flooring' of the
bridge and rushed on in pursuit of tlioir enemies. In the
meantime a detachment of patriots had crossed the creek
above the bridge and added to the defeat of the Highlanders
bv a flank attack.
Thus in a few minutes sixteen hundred* Tories had been
put to flight by one thousand patriots, who had only one
killed and one wounded. f "The number (of Tories) killed
and mortally wounded * * *
-^vas about thirty; most
of them were shot on passing the bridge. Several had fallen
into the water, some of whom, I am pretty certain, had not
risen yesterday evening (February 28th) when I left the
camp. Such prisoners as we have made, say there w^ere at
least fifty of their men missing.":|:
General McDonald, who had been too unwell to command
the Tories during the battle, was captured the next day at a
house a few miles from Moore's Creek Bridge. Together
with Allan McDonald and many other prisoners he was sent
to Halifax for confinement and afterwards to Philadelphia.
A few hours after the engagement Colonel Moore arrived
on the ground, and, although he was too late to take active
part in the battle, he could but rejoice in the successful exe-cution
of his well-laid plans by his subordinate officers,
whose every movement had been in strict accord with his
direct orders.
The results of the victory were most important. The
patriots roamed over the country in pursuit of the High-landers
and Regulators, disarming them wherever found.
Among the trophies were "350 guns and shot-bags; 150
swords and dirks; 1,500 excellent rifles; two medicine chests,
fresh from England, one of them valued at 300 pounds ster-ling
; a box containing half Johanesses and Guineas, secreted
* CasweH's letter to Harnett, Am. Archives, 4th Series, Vol. V, 62.
t Moore's letter to Harnett: Hawks, Graham, and Swain, 218.
t General McDonald's estimate, ibid.

IX XoKTii Carolina, 1900-1905. 231
witli bullets, and the Tories, stunned by the destructive and
unexpected resistance, fled in confusion before the now
advancing patriots, who (juickly replaced the flooring' of the
bridge and rushed on in pursuit of tlioir enemies. In the
meantime a detachment of patriots had crossed the creek
above the bridge and added to the defeat of the Highlanders
bv a flank attack.
Thus in a few minutes sixteen hundred* Tories had been
put to flight by one thousand patriots, who had only one
killed and one wounded. f "The number (of Tories) killed
and mortally wounded * * *
-^vas about thirty; most
of them were shot on passing the bridge. Several had fallen
into the water, some of whom, I am pretty certain, had not
risen yesterday evening (February 28th) when I left the
camp. Such prisoners as we have made, say there w^ere at
least fifty of their men missing.":|:
General McDonald, who had been too unwell to command
the Tories during the battle, was captured the next day at a
house a few miles from Moore's Creek Bridge. Together
with Allan McDonald and many other prisoners he was sent
to Halifax for confinement and afterwards to Philadelphia.
A few hours after the engagement Colonel Moore arrived
on the ground, and, although he was too late to take active
part in the battle, he could but rejoice in the successful exe-cution
of his well-laid plans by his subordinate officers,
whose every movement had been in strict accord with his
direct orders.
The results of the victory were most important. The
patriots roamed over the country in pursuit of the High-landers
and Regulators, disarming them wherever found.
Among the trophies were "350 guns and shot-bags; 150
swords and dirks; 1,500 excellent rifles; two medicine chests,
fresh from England, one of them valued at 300 pounds ster-ling
; a box containing half Johanesses and Guineas, secreted
* CasweH's letter to Harnett, Am. Archives, 4th Series, Vol. V, 62.
t Moore's letter to Harnett: Hawks, Graham, and Swain, 218.
t General McDonald's estimate, ibid.